Hardware - January 2007

my ram in use and my cache do not add up to my total ram. why?
the numbers aren't even close. i should have somewhere around 256, but it only adds up about 120-150.
where does the rest of the ram go?

2007-01-01 04:34:50 · 5 answers · asked by the questioner 2 in Other - Hardware

I have a Compaq Presario 5020 with Windows XP Professional, and I have 2 RAM gartridges from and old "scrapper" computer, before I tear into my comp, do I even have extra slots? If I do, will ANY ram cartridges work?

2007-01-01 04:33:00 · 7 answers · asked by Charles e 1 in Add-ons

please explain this difference to me.
what is each?

2007-01-01 04:32:39 · 2 answers · asked by the questioner 2 in Add-ons

I dont want one partiular site te be accessed from my laptop, can u guys tell me how i can do so?
thanks

2007-01-01 04:30:04 · 6 answers · asked by IMJ 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

My power supply is smoked and took my motherboard with it. So I ordered a new power supply and motherboard. But my new motherboard is a different brand, do you think I need to install windows from the begining? Or will it work smoothly? If not how can I save my files?

2007-01-01 04:29:46 · 10 answers · asked by Burak B 2 in Desktops

I have set the power options so that when PC is idle for 10 minutes the screen saver will come on, after another 10 minutes the system standby should turn the monitor off,...it used to work fine , now it does not do either. I have reset options ..checked for running programs, both to no avail. Canyou help me? Hope so ,thanks

2007-01-01 04:26:47 · 3 answers · asked by questionit 2 in Monitors

I am the totally inept computer-problem-fixer in our house and have spent most of day dealing with maze of security probs with forays into cupboards and rooms for MORE paper for printer as hubbie appears to be printing out mega-long play - pressed cancel print in haste and have lost his play - do not want to print out whole thing (wherever it is stored) again - or even worse get caught!! Any way to restart printing where it left off - hurry!!!!!! I promise to give best answer for once!

2007-01-01 04:10:26 · 6 answers · asked by Serendipity 6 in Printers

I have a memory card for my digital camera and I want to upload my pictures to my hard drive but when I insert the SD card, it tells me that the disk is not formatted and do I want to format it. I want to make sure that it does not erase my pictures.

2007-01-01 04:08:31 · 11 answers · asked by Nona L 1 in Other - Hardware

2007-01-01 04:05:01 · 9 answers · asked by luvbugz87 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-01-01 04:02:41 · 2 answers · asked by terry m 1 in Add-ons

i have a tv tuner ATI theater 550, i use it it with vindows media ...i have an s video connection in the back....i connected my playstation to it......however their is no option for s video in windows media .....where do i find the prgram or software that enables s video connection on my tv tuner

2007-01-01 03:50:52 · 1 answers · asked by Nirav P 1 in Add-ons

I am the totally inept computer-problem-fixer in our house and have spent most of day dealing with maze of security probs with forays into cupboards and rooms for MORE paper for printer as hubbie appears to be printing out mega-long play - pressed cancel print in haste and have lost his play - do not want to print out whole thng (wherever it is stored) again - or even worse get caught!! Any way to restart printing where it left off - hurry!!!!!! I promise to give best answer for once!

2007-01-01 03:44:15 · 6 answers · asked by Serendipity 6 in Printers

i have dell inspiron 2500 lap top running me

would i be able to install xp on it ?

2007-01-01 03:36:05 · 15 answers · asked by michelleclancy1 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a Toshiba A40 series laptop with a 2.5 ? 40GB HDD. I wish to clone my HDD with an external HDD so that I can simply get someone to insert it in the laptop if the original HDD fails. Misco sell an Ultra enclosure with a Toshiba 2.5 40GB HDD. Could I clone my hard drive onto onto it and it could be removed from the enclosure and inserted into my laptop in the event of failure of the HDD?
Would a cloned HDD work as a replacement HDD or would some windows components be missing or not functional? Perhaps I am wasting my time and would be better just buying a new HDD if the original one fails. Its the thought of all the updates and loss of useful settings and software that bothers me. Thanks for any help that you can give me!

2007-01-01 03:31:25 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I put the cartage in right and the machine said it is not right. the orange light is on. What I'm I doing wrong.

2007-01-01 03:14:59 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

is it possible to turn down the brightness on my computer, it is much too bright.

2007-01-01 03:13:07 · 5 answers · asked by smilley 2 in Monitors

My laptop is 20GB, but it lists the space as 10gb max on the C drive and 8.6gb max on the D drive. Since the minimum space required is 10gb to burn a DVD (with an external burner), would I be able to burn with a total of 10gb free space between the combined drives or would the space have to be on one drive (I don't know if the C and D drives are considered separate or not). I realize other factors would need to be considered also. Any information is greatly appreciated.

2007-01-01 03:12:26 · 3 answers · asked by TechNewbie 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-01-01 03:08:57 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

i need help to find free trial programs to repair my pc.

2007-01-01 03:02:56 · 5 answers · asked by john h 1 in Other - Hardware

2007-01-01 02:58:53 · 4 answers · asked by joannenicky2345 1 in Printers

a scan that does not require internet explorer 5.0 because i dont think this system has that.

2007-01-01 02:58:32 · 9 answers · asked by yolanda c 1 in Scanners

my friend said that every dvd burner has a limit for no. of burning that it can perform. For example,if i've burned 1000 times,after that the dvd burner tends to fail. Is this true? I always burn my movies and backup my files on dvd+r. he said that people usually buy the external dvd burner,so that when it got damage,it is easy to replace,compared to built-in dvd burner in laptop. Should i worry about this and bought external burner eventhough the one in my laptop is perfectly fine?

2007-01-01 02:58:21 · 9 answers · asked by faizt 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I want a basic laptop just to surf the net, do research, online shopping etc., no downloading. The Compaq C310 is £449 at most stores at the moment, it has 80gb HD and 1024mb memory, 1660 mhz processor speed, I am quite new to computing - would this be suitable for my needs?

2007-01-01 02:57:52 · 1 answers · asked by freddiew 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-01-01 02:54:39 · 10 answers · asked by matthewkl123 1 in Other - Hardware

and where can i buy the connection

2007-01-01 02:37:41 · 10 answers · asked by stephen261254 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

How do I change the brightness on my laptop? It's too bright and it hurts my eyes!! It's a Fujitsu/Siemens something or another if that makes any difference. Thanks!

2007-01-01 02:36:53 · 8 answers · asked by Jen 5 in Laptops & Notebooks

he has saved the money up hmself and he wants a new one rather than second hand, any suggestions? with links to sites if possible. he will use it mainly to listen to music and chat on msn so if it has a camera built in that would also be a bonus.

2007-01-01 02:22:39 · 14 answers · asked by spens dad! 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-01-01 02:21:51 · 16 answers · asked by niecy 1 in Monitors

when i put a disk into my cd rewriter, a game for instance the drive reads it and reads it really fast in speed at one second and slowly at the other time.is there a way to set the drive at the same speed all the time and how can you do this

2007-01-01 02:16:19 · 3 answers · asked by irish dubliner 2 in Other - Hardware

2007-01-01 02:07:48 · 5 answers · asked by stabra 3 in Monitors